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Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

$300,000
Huskies United Participation Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, when 1,500 total gifts to any area are made during Huskies United, a $300,000 gift to support the Northern Fund will be unlocked into our totals.
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Huskies United Leadership Donor Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, when 50 Leadership Society level gifts of $1,000 or more are made during Huskies United, a $100,000 gift to support the Northern Fund will be unlocked into our totals.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Black Oral History Project Challenge
The Friends of NIU Libraries will match all gifts the Black Oral History project, dollar-for-dollar, up to $3,000. The Black Oral History project provides students with an opportunity to conduct interviews with members of the local and university Black community in which they describe their activities and observations in the period since approximately 1970
$525 MATCHED
Ended
2
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Hartmann Challenge for Peace Corps Digitization
From 1961 to 1968, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at NIU trained Peace Corps members serving in Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. NIU Libraries plans to digitize documents and information about this effort and John Hartmann will match all contributions toward the effort, dollar- for-dollar, up to $2,500.
$2,265 MATCHED
Ended
2
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Barnhart Challenge for the TJ Lusher Memorial Fund
The Dean of NIU Libraries, Fred Barnhart, is encouraging gifts to support the TJ Lusher Memorial Fund. He will match all gifts toward this fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000. TJ Lusher was a beloved member of the NIU Library Faculty for many years and the Associate Dean for Facilities, Finance and Technology. This fund continues TJ's legacy by supporting technology lectures and the purchase of new technologies to pilot for student use.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
$100,000
Huskies United New Donor Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, when 300 individuals make their first-time gift, a $100,000 gift to support the Northern Fund will be unlocked into our totals.
249 / 300 Gifts
Ended
$7,145
NIU Alumni Association Board Recent Graduate Challenge
The NIU Alumni Association Board of Directors is challenging recent NIU graduates (2013-2022) to donate during Huskies United. When 30 graduates from the classes of 2013-2022 donate during Huskies United, it will unlock their combined gift of $7,145 to the Northern Fund.
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Women in STEM Lecture Series Challenge
Warren Montgomery will match all gifts made to the University Libraries' Women in STEM Lecture Series, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500. This lecture series seeks to invite leaders in STEM fields to address an audience of students, faculty, and other community members to engage with their discipline, but also with their experiences.
$1,675 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Barnhart Challenge for the Founders Snack Pantry
The Dean of NIU Libraries, Fred Barnhart, is encouraging gifts to support the Founders Snack Pantry. He will match all gifts toward this initiative, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500. The snack pantry offers individually packaged food items in the Founders Learning Commons, ensuring easy and convenient access for all students in need of food to sustain them between meals as they study, collaborate, and create in the library.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
Huskies United For...
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